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What did Mental Health Nursing Students think of VR Deteriorating Patient? Here is just a brief summary report before I conduct thematic analysis (this is part of a wider piece of work involving an RCT of use of VR in the school of Nursing at BU). Participants: 193 students have completed the pre-test so… Read more » about What did Mental Health Nursing Students think of VR Deteriorating Patient?
An online Fellowship Category tool has been designed by AdvanceHE to assist you in selecting the category of Fellowship that is the closest match to your current practice. The tool consists of a set of statements that are aligned to the UK Professional Standards Framework (UK PSF) and its different Descriptors and Dimensions. This self-analysis tool will… Read more » about Which category of HEA Fellowship is right for you?
This workshop will look at the benefits of online assessment handling and how marking online can save you time and provide a better student experience to your students. You will also learn about Intelligent Agents, Discussion Boards and Video Notes in Brightspace Key Information Aimed at: Academic Staff Indicative Frequency: Weekly Facilitated by: Ann Luce… Read more » about Workshop: Enhancing Feedback and Strategies for Future Engagement
100 Voices of AR and VR in Education (2018 Nov) Here are just four of the 100 voices contributions: My Higher Education colleagues are researchers and educators. Some are gamers. With the exception of those in relevant disciplines (Computer Science, Engineering, Arts) few of the others have worn a VR headset, much less… Read more » about Prof Liz Falconer and PhD Student Heidi Singleton contribute to 100 voices of AR/VR in Education project
For the first time ever, scientists have created a system which translates thought directly into speech which other people can understand. Read more here
Bett is the industry show for education technology, bringing together 850+ companies, 100+ edtech start-ups and more than 34,000 attendees. Hosted at the Excel in London, Stephen Pyne and Tracey Webb took the opportunity to visit on 25 January. Tablet Academy – Escape room Fighting the queues, we managed to secure ourselves a slot in… Read more » about BETT 2019 Day Three
Learning occurs as the result of interaction between learners and their environment. When the learning has a planned outcome, it becomes a purposeful activity that requires the artistry and skill of a learning designer. READ MORE HERE
As academics and innovators we should be continually looking to future proof our practice and understand the growing digital needs of our students. The BBC has just published an interesting article which looks into the changing trends in social media usage by children. The article is focussed around the drop in Facebook usage; however the… Read more » about Socal Media Usage Trends in Children
This workshop will look at different delivery patterns, including multi-modal delivery, eg. Blended Learning, Flipped classroom, online and face-to-face. We will also look at the timetable, ILOs and the design of your unit. This workshop will explore Panopto, Audience response systems, eg. Mentimeter, Turning Point, Kahoot; social media, Padlet, Trello, WordPress and Slack Key Information… Read more » about Workshop: Unit Delivery and Assessment Landscaping
When you’re taking photos with your iPhone, sometimes you have to finagle your phone a bit to get the right shot by tilting it or holding it on its side to use the volume buttons to snap a picture. But while the photos usually appear right-side up in the iPhone’s Photos app regardless of how you were holding… Read more » about How to Fix Upside Down iPhone Photos
